Simone Barone
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 April 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Nocera Inferiore, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Parma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–2000 | Parma | 2 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Padova (loan) | 28 | (5) |
| 1999–2000 | → Alzano Virescit (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Chievo | 47 | (4) |
| 2002–2004 | Parma | 62 | (4) |
| 2004–2006 | Palermo | 71 | (5) |
| 2006–2009 | Torino | 82 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Cagliari | 16 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Livorno | 20 | (2) |
| Total | 356 | (23) | |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2006 | Italy | 16 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Simone Barone, Ufficiale OMRI[1][2] (born 30 April 1978) is an retired Italian footballer.
Club career
Barone started his career making his first team debut in 4 May 1997 for Parma, against Atalanta. He then played for Padova of Serie C1 in 1998, Alzano Virescit of Serie B in 1999.
In summer 2000, he joined Chievo in a co-ownership deal, where he played for 2 seasons. He was loaned back to Parma in 2002–03 season, then bought back permanently in 2003, with Amauri moved to Chievo.
On 16 July 2004, he transferred to Palermo for €5M. He signed a 4-year contract.[3] He was the regular of the team, and the team qualified for 2006–07 UEFA Cup (after the Calciopoli trials).
On 5 August 2006, Simone moved to Serie A newcomer Torino[4][5] after the club signed Mark Bresciano and Fábio Simplício from Parma. He played 3 seasons for the Serie A struggler and left the club after relegated in 2009.
On 6 August 2009 he was signed by Serie A side Cagliari.[6] He mainly a substitute, only played 5 times as starting XI, all appeared as right midfielder.
International career
Barone debuted for the Italy national football team on 18 February 2004, in a 2–2 tie against Czech Republic. Stefano Bettarini and Sergio Volpi also received their first call-up[7] and made their debut under Giovanni Trapattoni. He was part of Italy's 2006 FIFA World Cup squad, under Marcello Lippi, appearing two times as a substitute on Italy's quest to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Honors
- FIFA World Cup: 2006
References
- ↑ FIFA.com
- ↑ AscotSportal.com
- ↑ "SIMONE BARONE E' DEL PALERMO". US Città di Palermo (in Italian) (ilpalermocalcio.it). 16 July 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
- ↑ Channel4.com
- ↑ "Barone ceduto al Torino". US Città di Palermo (in Italian) (ilpalermocalcio.it). 5 August 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
- ↑ "Saluto i miei nuovi tifosi". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 6 August 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ↑ "Barone braced for Italy chance". UEFA.com. 15 February 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
External links
- FIGC (Italian)
- Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (2006–07) (Italian)
- Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (2007–08) (Italian)
- Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (2009–10) (Italian)
- Profile at AIC.Football.it (Italian)
- Profile at tuttocalciatori.net (Italian)
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